- because:
- "Hear,ª° O heavens,ª and give ear,ª° O earth:ª for¹ the LORDª hath spoken,ª° I have nourishedª° and brought upª° children,ª and they¹ have rebelledª° against me. ... Why¹¹ should ye be strickenª° any more?¹ ye will revoltª more and more:ª° the whole¹ headª is sick,ª and the whole¹ heartª faint.ª" {Isa 1:2-5} + "Thus¹ saithª° the LORD,ª Where¹ [is] the billª of your mother'sª divorcement,ª whom¹ I have put away?ª° or¹ which¹ of my creditorsª°¹ [is it] to whom¹ I have soldª° you? Behold,¹ for your iniquitiesª have ye sold²° yourselves,¹ and for your transgressionsª is your motherª put away.ª°" {Isa 50:1} + "Behold,ª the LORD'Sª handª is not¹ shortened,ª° that it cannot save;ª°¹ neither¹ his earª heavy,ª° that it cannot hear:ª°¹ ... For¹ your handsª are defiledª° with blood,ª and your fingersª with iniquity;ª your lipsª have spokenª° lies,ª your tongueª hath mutteredª° perverseness.ª" {Isa 59:1-3} + "For¹ our transgressionsª are multipliedª° before¹ thee, and our sinsª testifyª° against us: for¹ our transgressionsª [are] with¹ us; and [as for] our iniquities,ª we knowª° them; ... Yea, truthª faileth;ª°¹ and he [that] departethª° from evilª¹ maketh himself a prey:ª° and the LORDª sawª° [it], and it displeasedª²°¹ him that¹ [there was] no¹ judgment.ª" {Isa 59:12-15} + "But Jeshurunª waxed fat,ª° and kicked:ª° thou art waxen fat,ª° thou art grown thick,ª° thou art coveredª° [with fatness]; then he forsookª° Godª [which] madeª° him, and lightly esteemedª° the Rockª of his salvation.ª" {Deu 32:15} + "And he said,ª° I will hideª° my faceª from¹ them, I will seeª° what¹ their endª [shall be]: for¹ they¹ [are] a very frowardª generation,ª childrenª in whom [is] no¹ faith.ª" {Deu 32:20} + "For [so] it was,¹ that¹ the childrenª of Israelª had sinnedª° against the LORDª their God,ª which had brought them upª°¹ out of the landª¹ of Egypt,ª from under¹¹ the handª of Pharaohª kingª of Egypt,ª and had fearedª° otherª gods,ª ... Until¹¹ the LORDª removedª°¹ Israelª out of¹¹ his sight,ª as¹ he had saidª° byª all¹ his servantsª the prophets.ª So was Israelª carried awayª° out of¹¹ their own landª to Assyriaª unto¹ this¹ day.ª" {2Kg 17:7-23} + "Go²°¹ ye, enquireª° of¹ the LORDª for¹ me, and for¹ the people,ª and for¹ all¹ Judah,ª concerning¹ the wordsª of this¹ bookª that is found:ª° for¹ greatª [is] the wrathª of the LORDª that¹ is kindledª° against us, because¹¹ our fathersª have not¹ hearkenedª° unto¹ the wordsª of this¹ book,ª to doª° according unto all¹ that which is writtenª° concerning¹ us. ... Because¹¹ they have forsakenª° me, and have burned incenseª° unto otherª gods,ª that¹ they might provoke me to angerª° with all¹ the worksª of their hands;ª therefore my wrathª shall be kindledª° against this¹ place,ª and shall not¹ be quenched.ª°" {2Kg 22:13-17} + "Notwithstanding¹ the LORDª turnedª° not¹ from the fiercenessª¹ of his greatª wrath,ª wherewith¹ his angerª was kindledª° against Judah,ª because¹ of all¹ the provocationsª that¹ Manassehª had provokedª° him withal. ... And the LORDª said,ª° I will removeª°¹ Judahª also¹ out of¹¹ my sight,ª as¹ I have removedª°¹ Israel,ª and will cast offª°¹ this¹ cityª¹ Jerusalemª which¹ I have chosen,ª° and the houseª of which¹ I said,ª° My nameª shall be¹ there.¹" {2Kg 23:26-27} + "And said,ª° O my God,ª I am ashamedª° and blushª° to lift upª° my faceª to¹ thee, my God:ª for¹ our iniquitiesª are increasedª° overª [our] head,ª and our trespassª is grown upª° unto¹ the heavens.ª ... Since the daysª¹ of our fathersª [have] we¹ [been] in a greatª trespassª unto¹ this¹ day;ª and for our iniquitiesª have we,¹ our kings,ª [and] our priests,ª been deliveredª° into the handª of the kingsª of the lands,ª to the sword,ª to captivity,ª and to a spoil,ª and to confusionª of face,ª as [it is] this¹ day.ª" {Ezr 9:6-7} + "But the houseª of Israelª rebelledª° against me in the wilderness:ª they walkedª° not¹ in my statutes,ª and they despisedª° my judgments,ª which¹ [if] a manª do,ª°¹ he shall even live²°¹ in them; and my sabbathsª they greatlyª polluted:ª° then I said,ª° I would pour outª° my furyª upon¹ them in the wilderness,ª to consumeª° them." {Ezk 20:13} + "Because¹ they had not¹ executedª° my judgments,ª but had despisedª° my statutes,ª and had pollutedª° my sabbaths,ª and their eyesª were¹ afterª their fathers'ª idols.ª" {Ezk 20:24} + "We have sinned,ª° and have committed iniquity,ª° and have done wickedly,ª° and have rebelled,ª° even by departingª° from thy preceptsª¹ and from thy judgments:ª¹" {Dan 9:5} + "Neither¹ have we obeyedª° the voiceª of the LORDª our God,ª to walk²°¹ in his laws,ª which¹ he setª° beforeª us byª his servantsª the prophets.ª" {Dan 9:10}
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